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Messier, Ric

 
9781484218563: Penetration Testing Basics: A Quick-Start Guide to Breaking into Systems
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ISBN 10: 1484218566 ISBN 13: 9781484218563
Editorial: Apress, 2016

Sinopsis

Learn how to break systems, networks, and software in order to determine where the bad guys might get in. Once the holes have been determined, this short book discusses how they can be fixed. Until they have been located, they are exposures to your organization. By reading Penetration Testing Basics, you'll gain the foundations of a simple methodology used to perform penetration testing on systems and networks for which you are responsible. 

What You Will Learn
  • Identify security vulnerabilities
  • Use some of the top security tools to identify holes
  • Read reports from testing tools
  • Spot and negate common attacks
  • Identify common Web-based attacks and exposures as well as recommendations for closing those holes
Who This Book Is For

Anyone who has some familiarity with computers and an interest in information security and penetration testing. 


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Acerca del autor

Ric Messier, MS, GCIH, GSEC, CEH, CISSP is the program director for Cyber Security, Computer Forensics and Digital Investigations and the Economic Crime Investigation bachelors' degree programs, as well as the Digital Forensic Science master's degree program at Champlain College.
Messier has been involved in the networking and security arena since the early 1980s. He has worked at large Internet service providers and small software companies developing knowledge and experience about a range of topics related to networking and security. Messier has also been involved on incident response teams and has been consulted on forensic investigations for large companies.
An established expert in the field and author, Messier has published several articles for Hackin9 Magazine, has developed number of video training titles with O'Reilly Media and has written a number of books on information security.

De la contraportada

Penetration testing is the act of attempting to break into systems, networks, and software in order to determine where the bad guys might get in. By reading this book, you'll gain the foundations of a simple methodology used to perform penetration testing on systems and networks for which you are responsible.

Penetration Testing Basics explains:

  • How to identify security vulnerabilities
  • How to use some of the top security tools in order to identify holes
  • How to read reports from testing tools
  • Common vulnerability types and attacks
  • Common Web-based attacks and exposures as well as recommendations for closing those holes

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Editorial
Apress
Año de publicación
2016
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1484218566
ISBN 13 
9781484218563
Encuadernación
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Número de edición
1
Número de páginas
132
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9781484218587: Penetration Testing Basics: A Quick-Start Guide to Breaking into Systems

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ISBN 10:  1484218582 ISBN 13:  9781484218587
Editorial: Apress, 2016
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